[Prairiegreens-action] actions supporting the Battle for the Ballot

[Robert Dunn]

>From: Arun Bhalla <bhalla at uiuc.edu>
>To: jbuell at uiuc.edu (Jim Buell)
>CC: prairiegreens-action at lists.groogroo.com
>Subject: Re: [Prairiegreens-action] actions supporting the Battle for the 
>Ballot
>Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:04:53 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Jim Buell said:
> >
> > With the Battle for the Ballot under way at the Chicago Board of 
>Elections
> > through at least next week, we need to give serious thought to how best 
>to
> > support the effort. Suggestions have been made to hold one or more press
> > conferences/rallies outside the building there, and at the statehouse in
> > Springfield (where laws re ballot access are passed). What kinds of 
>support
> > might we be able to give these rallies as a group? What might we want to 
>do
> > as a group here in C/U? What sorts of numbers, strategizing and energy
> > might we be able to bring to efforts of this kind?
>
>I can't make the meeting tonight, so here are a few (maybe weak)
>thoughts.  As for rally points, the closest similar government
>structure in the county would be the courthouses -- federal and county
>-- in downtown Urbana.  The county offices are less ideal especially
>since the area is low traffic.  I think some local event would be great,
>whether or not people can go to Springfield or Chicago for those.  It might
>have more effect if all of these events are simultaneous across the state.
>
>To drive the point home, we could rally outside of the Champaign
>County Democratic Party's office, wherever that is, as they are the chief
>challengers.  Then again, the Republican Party is also partly to blame
>for the current legislation, and as an event this summer proved, the
>corner of Green & Neil is a nice high-traffic place to quickly spread the
>word to those on the move.
>
>
>Arun
>
>
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